Sports in the Glens

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A photo gallery from the Feb. 19 Glengarry Soccer League match between the Dunvegan and Alexandria senior women's teams can be viewed here online. For the story, check out this week's issue of The Glengarry News.

The CCHL2 hockey wildcard playoff series between county rivals the Alexandria Glens and the Char-Lan Rebels begins tonight, Feb. 26, at the Glengarry Sports Palace, with the opening puck drop set for 8:30 p.m.

For the complete story and your playoff primer, be sure to check out the Feb. 27 issue of The Glengarry News.

The Maxville-based Roadrunners senior 'A' women's hockey team concluded its NCWHL regular season last weekend on home ice, with a 1-1 tie to the first place Ottawa Storm.

Tammy MacSweyn, of the Roadrunners, says her team's goaltender, "Melissa Holterman, stood on her head to let us get out of there with the tie." Jenn Ware had the lone goal, assisted by Julie Curtis.

Playoff action is up next, with the Roadrunners getting home games March 3 at 6:30 p.m. versus the Ottawa Storm and March 17 against Smiths Falls, also at 6:30 p.m. Road playoff games are booked for March 21 at the Akwesasne Wild and March 22 at the Goulbourn Rockets.

The Alexandria Glens junior 'B' hockey team won on the road last week in Winchester, 6-5, to end the regular season on a high note. The victory came thanks to hat tricks by both Mathieu Parent, left, and Kodiak Whiteduck.

The Cornwall Wildcats OFC football team began its 2019 season training camp, on Sunday, at the fieldhouse, in Cornwall. New players, aged 16-19, are welcome to join the club, which competes in spring games across the province.

The second annual Alexandria Washer Tournament, in support of the Glengarry Memorial Hospital Foundation, will take place Saturday, Feb. 23, at the dome, running from 11 a.m. through approximately 6 p.m. Munchies and a cash bar will be available, and there's also a supper available.

Team/player registration will start at 10:30 a.m.

For the uninitiated, a washer tournament is a ring-tossing competition. First- and second-place prizes will be awarded.

The Eastern Ontario regional broomball tournament will take over the Glengarry Sports Palace ice surface this weekend, beginning Friday evening. Here's the complete schedule. Top teams in each division qualify for the provincial competition this spring.